Finland vs Sweden: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Finland
30,855 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
27,200 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Finland rank
2nd
Sweden rank
4th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 30,855 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 3,655 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,200 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,916 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,717 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3,112 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,324 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13,187 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,187 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 18,452 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,476 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21,327 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,453 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,126 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 23,073 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,192 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,119 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28,279 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 626.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 30,855 kilowatt-hours per person against 27,200 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Finland and Sweden?
- 3,655 kilowatt-hours per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Finland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.